ARTIST STATEMENT Judy grew up in the California coastal town of Santa Barbara. The surrounding beauty of her state from the sea to the Sierras nourished her love of the outdoors .Now Nevada has contributed to more recent subject matter. Judy responds to the beauty of creation with a thankfulness that she could only express in paint. Painting has been a source of delight for her since early childhood; graduate work in art expanded her artistic horizons and her passion to paint. One of her greatest joys is to paint “en plein air” describing the color, the contrasts, and the contours of the viewed landscape. She also delights in developing conceptual art that impacts the viewer, challenging their core beliefs.
PAST PARTICIPATION Statewide Triton Museum Watercolor Exhibits, Santa Cruz Statewide Exhibit, Ca Black and White and Red All Over, MLK Library, San Jose, Ca Featured Artist at Valencia Hotel, Santana Row’s wine and art event, San Jose, Ca Alliance of the Visual Arts at the Triton Museum, Los Gatos Fiesta De Artes Cyber Show, “West Coast Wired” Almaden Wine and Art Festival, Los Gatos, Ca “Breath of Plein Air” History Park, San Jose, Ca Intel Corporation exhibit, Santa Clara, Ca “Wet and Wild” Pacific Art Center, Palo Alto, Ca “Black and White and Red All Over”, Los Altos Library, Ca “Truth in Sight” a traveling exhibit, San Jose, Ca. “Pass Time” Allied Artists West exhibit San Leandro, Ca. “Quotes from John Muir” exhibit Canyon Road, San Ramon, Ca “Celebrating Wilderness” Dirx Brown Gallery, San Ramon, Ca “Eyes on Abstracts” Blaze Hill Press cyber exhibit Allied Artists West Exhibit at Presentation Retreat Center, Los Gatos, Ca “Works on Paper”, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto Ca “Celebrating Wilderness” Livermore Library, Ca Allied Artists West exhibit Los Altos Town Hall, Ca “New Beginnings” Family Community Church San Jose, Ca Allied Artists West exhibit at the Institute of Western Civilization, Cupertino, Ca John O’Lague Galleria, “First Impressions” Hayward Ca Allied Artists West, Fire House Gallery, Pleasanton, Ca Allied Artists West exhibit Olive Hyde Gallery, Mission San Jose, Ca
RECENT RECOGNITION First Place in The Los Gatos Art Association Fall Member Juried Show Second Place Los Gatos Art Association Annual Juried Show Honorable Mention, Richeson International Competition, Wisconsin First Place Los Gatos Art Association, Jewish Community Center, Los Gatos, Ca Best of Show Los Gatos Art Association Annual Show, Jewish Community Center, Los Gatos, Ca Second Place “Hot Flashes on Cool Contours” International Artist Magazine First Place in landscape, Judged show "Variations on a Theme" Wilbur D May Museum, Reno NV First Place and People's Choice Award " Breath of Fresh Art" Wilbur D May Museum, Reno NV PUBLISHED WORK “Morro Bay” Richeson 75 International, Richeson School and Art Gallery, WI Splash #9 “Hot Flashes on Cool Contours” Published by North Light Books Splash #14 “Konbanwa” published by North Light Books “Hot Flashes on Cool Contours” International Artist Magazine “Seven principles of good design” “Konbanwa” Watercolor Artist Magazine Eyes on Abstracts “Shell Game” Blaze Hill Press Manhattan Beach, Ca
CURATED EXHIBITS Curator and exhibitor at Venture Christian Church, Los Gatos, Ca “Transformed” “Three by Eleven” “Eye Contact” “Yet to Come” “Inspirations in Color” “Truth in Sight” “Imitating the Masters” “What Makes Me Smile” “Habitat” “Biblical Symbology” “Abstracts in Nature” “As in The Days of Noah” “Best of Show” (Invitational) " Time Share With The Masters (Family Community Church, San Jose) AFFILIATIONS California Watercolor Association CWA (signature member) Los Gatos Art Association LGAA Bay Area Creatives BAC Allied Artists West AAW Artists in Action AIA Christians in the Visual Arts CIVA Sierra Watercolor Society Latimer Art Club